D.Flynn Photography

Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2017 With over 8000 entries from across the globe, The categories consist of a large range of images depicting food in our society.  The competition has been going since 2011 and I've entered it numerous times over that period. This year I was successful and to my absolute astonishment, first manged to get shortlisted.  I was extatic. 39 Judges went through each and every photograph they included David Loftus Photographer to Jamie Oliver, Nigel Atherton, group editor for time inc etc and Xanthe Clay, Telegraph food columnist. Shortly afterwards, I received an email informing me that my image had made the finals! and I was invited to attend the awards ceremony at the Mall Galleries in London . On 25 April 2017 the award Ceremony took place at the Gallery, with over 400 guests.  Delicious canapes and Taittinger champagne was on offer and was one of the main highlights of the evening for me.  Thirteen Sponsors ...

THE SPORT OF KINGS Sunday mornings , the church mass has ended, and men head of to the local Sabong Arena. The first fight is just about to start; Cheers and shouts of betting punters can be heard as you approach the building.  The participants and spectators are excited about the upcoming fight, gambling is prevalent during matches and, sometimes, heavy bets are placed on the favourites. Animal activists beware, this arena still practices Sabong (cock fighting), an organized fight between two roosters  After basketball, THE second most popular sport in the country; it is a favourite hobby for many Filipinos and deeply enjoyed in their culture. Cockfighting has been around for centuries, nowadays it is one of the traditional betting games in the Philippines, and millions of pesos are won and lost every Sunday throughout the nation. Every contest is judged by a referee, the ‘sentensyador’, his ruling is definite so there's no use trying to appeal to his decision....